Books

I have been going to the library for over six years now, and over those years I have saved over $5,500 using the library. I love the library because I can check out books to my heart’s content, and hang out with other book lovers my age at library events. I love books. When I… Read More »

This is my current list of favorites. If you ask me next week it could be different. Goosebumps series by R.L. Stein These books kept me up at night as a child and instilled a love of scary stories in me. They might be the reason I’m so weird today. The Silence of… Read More »

The Newton Public Library is a family friendly environment. The staff is exceptionally courteous in helping individuals find specific books, as well as their way around the library. Moreover, they offer “large print” books for those who may have vision difficulties and also for special needs purposes. I just think it is wonderful how they… Read More »

As a stay-at-home mom with a toddler, we love the Newton Public Library because of all the great resources they provide! Besides the endless supply of both educational and entertaining books and movies, they offer a great play area in their children’s section that my son loves visiting. We’re always greeted with a smile, and if… Read More »

The following books were the most circulated nonfiction books of 2017: 10. The End of White Christian America by Robert P. Jones 9. Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly 8. The Complete Far Side by Gary Larson 7. Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis by Cynthia Barnett 6. The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu 5. Acne… Read More »

Here are the Top Ten circulated titles from the Young Adult collection: 10. The Selection by Kiera Cass 9. Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen 8. Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans 7. Crazy House by James Patterson 6. The Maze Runner by James Dashner 5. The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis 4. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 3. Everything, Everything by Nicola… Read More »

Here are the top ten titles, by circulation, of middle-grade fiction this year: 10. Dork Diaries: How to Dork Your Diary by Rachel Renée Russell 9. Wonder by R. J. Palacio 8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down by Jeff Kinney 7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney 6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney… Read More »

Audio Readers! Here’s what circulated the most in 2017 in CD format: 10. Tom Clancy: True Faith and Allegiance by Mark Greaney 9. My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout 8. All by Myself, Alone by Mary Higgins Clark 7. The Black Book by James Patterson and David Ellis 6. The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly 5. Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good by Jan… Read More »

Cue the drum roll! Here’s the countdown of the most circulated fiction books in 2017. #10. Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles #9. Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich #8. The Fix by David Baldacci #7. 16th Seduction by James Patterson #6. No Man’s Land by David Baldacci #5. Never Never by James Patterson #4. Cross the Line by James Patterson #3. The Whistler by John Grisham #2. Camino Island by John… Read More »

Have you noticed how often characters in books go to the public library for help in solving problems? The main character of “Into the Beautiful North” by Luis Alberto Urrea is a good example. Nineteen-year-old Nayeli dreams about her father, who journeyed the United States when she was… Read More »